Escape from New York

Escape from New York to Montauk

A map of Montauk

ESCAPE TO MONTAUK

There's a lot of talk these days in Montauk,
the village at the tip of the East End's South Fork, about Old
Montauk versus New. It was always the anti-Hamptons, a place where
fishermen, surfers and loners came to kick back, take in the sea
air and ride killer waves. In recent years, however, it has become
cool with certain New York crowds: the fashion flock, the gallery
denizens, the Brooklyn scenesters. With them have come glammed-up
motels, chic shops and the kind of restaurants never previously
seen east of the Hamptons. For visitors this isn't a bad thing; and
for all the change that the old timers rue, Montauk still feels
less 'done' than the Hamptons. But now you can get a good cocktail
and a perfect rocket salad, anddance the night
away.